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Aggressive- a dog known to behave in a hostile manner. This is not considered a good trait.

AKC-American Kennel Club.

Babbler or lose mouth- barks as soon as turned loose without smelling anything. Barks in places where no track is evident. Barks when any and or all other dogs in same area are quiet. This is not considered a good trait.

Back track- used when the dog is running the track in the wrong direction from what the game has traveled. This is not considered a good trait.

Barks per minute-amount of barks during each minute of treeing. Hound Clubs hold Field trials where a treeing competiton is one of the many events. Adult dogs are timed for 1 full minute while pups are usually timed for 30 seconds

Bawl mouth- long, drawn out bark. Mainly a hound trait. This seems to be the prefered mouth of all coonhound breeds

Baying- when the dog has the game located on the ground they will bay at it. Usually with long drawn out bawls.

Bitch- a female canine.

Blanketback- a dog that has a black or nearly black back, like a blanket.

Bloodline- dogs pedigree.

Breaking scent- scent of unwanted game that is used to break dog form running that particular animal.

Brood bitch- a female used mainly for producing pups.

Broke dog- dog that will not chase or trash on unwanted game.

Brucellosis- veneral disease that is caused by bacteria. It lives in the female's uterus and vagina and in the male's seamen and testicles. Dogs should be tested before breeding. It is a contagious veneral disease among dogs.

Caged coon- coon placed in a protective wire cage that is used for training purposes.

Cat foot- in a dog referring to a short-toed, round foot with the knuckles high and well developed.Like a cat's foot.

Champion- This is the first level obtained in competition. There are champion and grand champion levels in water races, field trials, bech show and night hunting

Changeover bark- different type bark, to indicate a change from trailing to treeing.

Check in- a dog that will range out looking for a track then come back to you when none is found.

Check dog- one that is a broke dog and will come back to the hunter if other dogs are chasing off-game. Used when training pups.

Chop bark or chop mouthed- a dog that opens or trails with short rapid barks instead of a bawl. most bawl mouthed dogs will usually roll over into a faster more steady chop when treed.

Close hunter- dog that stays close while looking for a scent trail.

Cold nose- a dog that can smell a old track that had been made earlier and does not have much scent to it.

Curs- dogs that are hunting dog's, but are not hounds.

Dam- mother.

Dew claws- the false toe and claw on the forelegs of dogs.

Drag- a scent trail that has been laid for training or competitive events.

Ear canker- infection of dog's inner ear.

Ear mites- tiny insects that cause itching and inflammation in the inner ear of dog's.

Face Barking. when a dog is aggresivley barking at another dog instead of hunting. This is not considered a good trait.

Finished dog- a dog that is fully trained to run the desired game only. This term is also used when talking about a dog that has made it to grand champion, grand night champion etc.

Freeze brand- used to permanently mark with desired letters or design for identification. Done by shaving the hair and using a brand that has been placed in alcohol and dry ice to lower the temperature then placed onto the shaved area. Works by changing the hair color to white.

Full Cry- a hound that is hot on a scent trail and is fully open. Also the name of the oldest trail and tree dog magazine.

Fully open- while on a scent trail, barking freely.

Grand Nite Champion- a title earned by competing against other Nite Champions in competition hunts. The only degree that can be earned over this would be the World Champion!

Gyp- a young bitch, normally one that has not been bred.

Heart worm- parasitic worm that lives in dog's heart. Preventable with medication.

Hot nose- used to describe dog that will only work a fresh track that was recently made.

Ill dog- one that frequently fights with other dogs.

Junk game- unwanted game. same as trash

Layup- a term used in coon hunting, describes coon that has not been on the ground recently and is laying up in the tree.

Line- this is part of a competiton drag or water race where the first dog to follow the tack across a certain point is awarded first line second line etc.

Locate- finding the tree that the game is in. Also the announcement of the tree by the dog.

Loose mouth- opens for no reason, without smelling any scent.

Nite Champion- title earned in organized competitive night hunts.

Nite hunt- competition hunts for coon that are held at night.

Off game- any unwanted game.

Open- A term used when a dog is finds and or is working a track.

PKC- Prohound Kennel Club.

Pressure tree dog- dog that will stay treed until you arrive at the tree. Will not leave the tree for any reason. Will stand the pressure of other dogs barking nearby.

Pup trainer- older dog that is hunted with the pup so the pup can learn from doing.

Purple Ribbon bred- United Kennel club classification of a dog that has at least three generations of registered ancestors.

Roll Over- this term is used to describe when a dog changes from tracking to treed.

Scent drag- a drag made of cloth or canvas with scent on it and dragged across the ground to lay a scent trail for training or competitive events.

Silent- runs a track without barking.

Sire- father.

Slick tree- when the dog trees at the tree and there is no game in that tree.

Strike- the announcement by a dog that a track has been located. when the dog barks or opens when it smells a track.

Strike Dog- dog that will ride on top of the dog box in the back of the truck and strike on game. Usually on bear.

Tight mouth- does not open much on track.

Track- scent trail left by game animal.

Track drifter- works the track by taking shortcuts and not following the entire trail.

Track straddler- follows the trail by smelling every step the game made.

Tracking collar, telemetry collar- a collar that has a transmitter and emits a signal, which is tracked by a receiver. Used for locating lost dogs after the hunt as well as locating treed dogs.

Training scent- scent of game used to lay a trail, used in training and competition events.

Trash- any game that is undersireable when hunting. i.e. possums when coon hunting- Deer when lion hunting etc.

Tree- this is part of a competiton drag or water race where the first dog to show treed after crossing the line will recieve first tree, second tree etc.

Treed, Tree bark-when the dog is at the tree with game in it and barking.

UKC- United Kennel Club.

Wide hunter- when a dog hunts a long distance from you.

World Champion- A dog that wins the ukc finals on the bech or in a night hunt competition. This is the ultimate goal.

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